Travelogues USA

The day today was marked by two events. Ukulele for Stephan and Super Bowl. That's why we headed out after breakfast to walk to one of the most famous ukulele stores in Hawaii,...

Am Wochenende bin ich zu einer Freundin gefahren, die auf Long Island wohnt. Den Samstag haben wir in New York verbracht, es war so wunderschön! Wir waren Schlittschuhlaufen,...

Actually, we wanted to drive from Rapid City to the Badlands National Park, which is known for its weathered landscape. We looked out the window and everything was white. It had...

Sacramento, the capital of California, is located in the Sacramento Valley at the confluence of the American River and the Sacramento River. The Old Sacramento district with its...

We are back. It was a very exhausting Day 1 in Orlando. Our Plan B had to be put into action. That means all hotels were cancelled and new flights and hotels were booked. Our...

Well, I surrender to my fate - no more adventures, just consuming as a tourist, driving around and taking photos. But at least I can take beautiful photos of the vastness, of...

I calmly set off from the Marin Headlands after a hearty breakfast and take pleasure in the beautiful landscape as I drive out - hills with trees and beautiful houses. Berkely...

Our today's transfer day to New Haven brought us two highlights in the end. The first highlight was our hotel room at Hyatt Place. Here we had a double room, but not small, but...

Today we're heading out to the Atlantic. We take off with 'Capt'n John & Son IV'. For over three hours, we plow through the sea in search of the humpback whales, which can...

~ 05/15/2019 ~ Hello, Today, we headed south from Fairbanks to Denali National Park. This very large national park is home to the highest mountains in North America. The...

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) Meeting @Karl Strauss Curt also took me to a QUAFF meeting, which is the largest, oldest and most influential homebrewer club in...

Curt, my main contact person for breweries in SD, took me to Vista (San Diego County) for a brewing event of his home brewing club 'Society of Barley Engineers'. This event...

Coors Brewing Company I took a 40-minute taxi ride towards the Rocky Mountains to see the largest brewery in the world in Golden, Colorado. This brewery, like almost every...

Finally, I visited the laboratory and the Sensory Lab. The lab manager initially explained the sample plan of the critical control points so I could get a small overview. The...

On to New York

I spent my last day in Burlington visiting two breweries. Vermont Pub Brewery (est 1988) Oldest microbrewery in Vermont and the 'origin of all craft beers in Vermont'. The...

The last stop on our brewery tour was at the Three Penny Taproom in the capital city of Montpelier. This was a hidden gem recommended by Jim, where we might find the highly...

Our last brewery on the tour was Hill Farmstead Brewing. I was particularly looking forward to this one, as it has displaced The Alchemist as the number one brewery. Hill...

On this Sunday, there were six cruise ships with approximately 20 to 25,000 people on board ready to depart. At 4 PM, we were on Deck 16 and enjoyed the view of Miami Beach one...

On Tuesday, we drove to Sequoia National Park. Due to road construction, cars were only allowed through every 2 hours and we had to wait 1 hour for the next opening. But then we...

On Friday 2.11. we went to a shopping mall early in the morning and spent the whole morning there. Afterwards, we went back to the Hoover Dam and took a look at everything. On...

The road from Lake Isabella to Sequoia National Park led us through a beautiful valley to Bakersfield and from there to Visalia, and directly to the main entrance of Kings...

As a matter of course, when crossing the border to California, we switch to vintage cars to be able to be seen on the beach as well. Werner Simon Waldemar

We're taking our 'four walls for tonight' :-) The door is definitely too small for us and it's already full with 3 folding beds and a camping chair. Thankfully, it's cool enough...

After a short detour at the German bakery and a few complications, we finally arrived at Bryce Canyon NP. We drove along the recommended scenic drive and got a first impression....

After crossing the border into Utah for the first time, we went straight to Lake Powell, which spans two states. The goal was Lone Rock, a rock in the middle of one of the...

Parking must be learned.

This morning, when I wanted to leave, it started raining heavily outside. But since I didn't have much time and I have to leave for the airport again at five o'clock, I started...